The Child Support Fees (Revocation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024

Regulations made by the Department for Communities and laid before the Assembly under section 36(4) of the Child Maintenance Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 for approval of the Assembly before the expiration of 6 months from the date of their coming into operation

Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2024 No. 6

Family Law

The Child Support Fees (Revocation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024

Made

16th January 2024

Coming into operation in accordance with regulation 1

The Department for Communities makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3(1) of the Child Maintenance Act (Northern Ireland) 2008(1), and now vested in it(2).

Citation, commencement and interpretationN.I.

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Child Support Fees (Revocation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024 and shall come into operation on 18th January 2024.

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 1 in operation at 18.1.2024, see reg. 1

Amendment of the Child Support Fees RegulationsN.I.

2.—(1) The Child Support Fees Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014(3) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 3 (the collection fee), paragraphs (6)(4) and (7) are revoked.

Commencement Information

I2Reg. 2 in operation at 18.1.2024, see reg. 1

RevocationN.I.

3.  The Child Support Fees (Revocation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023(5) are revoked.

Commencement Information

I3Reg. 3 in operation at 18.1.2024, see reg. 1

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Communities on 16th January 2024

(L.S.)

David Tarr

A senior officer of the Department for Communities

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations revoke and re-enact the provisions of the Child Support Fees (Revocation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023 which would otherwise cease to have effect by virtue of section 36(4) of the Child Maintenance Act (Northern Ireland) 2008. These Regulations amend the Child Support Fees Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 so as to revoke regulation 3(6) and (7).

The Child Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) Act 2023 (c. 24) makes broader provision for collect and pay arrangements in child support. Regulation 3(6) and (7) of the 2014 Regulations is thereby revoked by regulation 2 to these regulations.

Regulation 3 revokes the Child Support Fees (Revocation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.

(2)

See Article 8(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481 and Section 1(7) of the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c.5 (N.I.))

(4)

Regulation 3(6) was amended by S.R. 2019 No. 222